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NewsvineKornfeld named Swimmer of the Year
Junior Paul Kornfeld was named Pac-10 Swimmer of the Year, while his teammate, freshman Austin Staab, was selected as the Pac-10 Newcomer of the Year at the conference’s award ceremony on Thursday.
Kornfeld had a season for the ages. He won the 100 and 200 breast at both the NCAA and Pac-10 Championships — and was named the Pac-10 Swimmer of the Meet at the latter. At the NCAAs, he set the school record in 100 breast. He also was part of the 400 medley team that set the Stanford record in the event.
Staab won the 100 fly at the Pac-10 Championships and swam with Kornfeld on the same record-setting 400 medley team. An earlier time in the 100 fly tied the school record set by Ben Wildman-Tobriner, who won the Pac-10 Swimmer of the Year award last season.
Both Kornfeld and Staab helped Stanford win their 27th consecutive Pac-10 championship and a third place finish at the NCAAs.
Cardinal women close out home schedule
The women’s golf team will host the Peg Barnard Collegiate Invitational this weekend at the Stanford Golf Course. It will be the team’s final home tournament of the year.
The Invite will only be a two-day, 36-hole affair, which is one round shorter than a normal tournament. Stanford won by three strokes last year, prevailing over Denver. Sophomore Catherina Wang placed in fourth at the event, with an even 142.
The No. 29 Cardinal will face a wide, 13-team field that includes No. 19 California and No. 39 San Jose State. The field, though geographically diverse, is not particularly difficult — certainly not as tough as the opponents the Cardinal faced last weekend at the PING/ASU Invitational. Stanford placed 14th at that event.
The team looks for a better result at the Peg Barnard Collegiate, which begins today.
Track ready for Big Meet
The Stanford men’s and women’s track and field teams will take on Cal at this weekend’s “Big Meet.”
The Stanford men won last year’s Big Meet, 88 to 75. On the women’s side, Stanford has dominated Cal, winning 18 out of 28 meets all-time.
Garrett Heath, the West Regional Athlete of the Year and top finisher in NCAA Indoor Championships, spoke about his finish at indoors and his aspirations for the outdoor season.
“Finishing fourth [in the mile] was good, but I know I was in shape to run faster and should have finished higher. I guess it gives me some things to work on for outdoors,” he said.
Heath hopes to focus on the 1500 meter run for outdoors but may also compete in the 800 and 5,000 meter runs.
The Cardinal men and women have already accomplished several regional qualifying marks and will quite possibly accumulate several more this weekend. They are looking to send as many athletes as possible to the Outdoor National Championships.